The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

"TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust!"

6.6 August 17, 1939 1h 4m Released
Science FictionHorrorCrime

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.

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Cast

  • Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Dr. Henryk Savaard

  • Lorna Gray

    Lorna Gray

    Janet Savaard

  • Robert Wilcox

    Robert Wilcox

    'Scoop' Foley

  • Roger Pryor

    Roger Pryor

    District Attorney Drake

  • Don Beddoe

    Don Beddoe

    Lieutenant Shane

  • Ann Doran

    Ann Doran

    Betty Crawford

  • Joe De Stefani

    Joe De Stefani

    Dr. Stoddard

  • Charles Trowbridge

    Charles Trowbridge

    Judge Bowman

  • Byron Foulger

    Byron Foulger

    Lang

  • Dick Curtis

    Dick Curtis

    Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

  • James Craig

    James Craig

    Juror Watkins

  • John Tyrrell

    John Tyrrell

    Juror Sutton

  • George Anderson

    George Anderson

    Prison Warden (uncredited)

  • Stanley Blystone

    Stanley Blystone

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

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